As previously reported, from January 1, 2020, the social insurance agency issues an electronic health insurance card for participants. So, what are the characteristics of this card?
Electronic health insurance card with facial recognition
By January 1, 2020, the social insurance agency must issue electronic health insurance cards to the participants of health insurance.
At the same time, Official Letter 4173 / VPCP-KSTT dated May 8, 2018 of the Office of the Government conveyed the Prime Minister’s opinion on the issue, management and use of electronic health insurance cards, stating:
The Prime Minister requested electronic health insurance cards to be integrated with Vietnam’s technological solutions, ensuring connection, connectivity, safe integration and sharing of data with databases of ministries, sectors, Local Relevant.
Following this direction, Vietnam Social Insurance said that the electronic health insurance card is made of plastic, equivalent to an ATM card, but with an electronic chip to store participants’ information, which is convenient for the process. monitor and treat disease.
3 advantages of electronic health insurance card
In fact, the replacement of paper health insurance cards with electronic health insurance cards has brought many practical benefits to stakeholders. Specifically:
For people participating in health insurance
Participants with health insurance who already have a paper health insurance card will be actively transferred to the electronic health insurance card by the social insurance agency without requiring additional documents.
At the same time, people with electronic health insurance cards do not need to produce photo identification when attending medical examination and treatment with health insurance as before.
For medical examination and treatment facilities
The most practical benefit for medical examination and treatment facilities when using electronic health insurance cards is the reception of patients.
Instead of waiting for patients to present their health insurance cards and photo identification papers, today, medical examination and treatment facilities have been able to save time on checking and comparing with information stored in electronic cards. Used to identify and authenticate patients’ identities.
In particular, the card also features integration, links, information storage, so that it is more convenient for the process of monitoring and treatment of patients when the entire medical history is stored on the card. .
For social insurance agencies
Not only the patient or the medical examination and treatment facility, the use of electronic health insurance cards also helps the social insurance agency to resolve the situation of borrowing a health insurance card for self-seeking purposes, as the medical examination and treatment person must verify his / her identity Card holder adopts biometric technology.
In addition, electronic health insurance cards also contribute to reduce the burden of administrative procedures in the field of health insurance such as issuing, re-granting, exchanging cards, adjusting card information … And above all, shortening inspection time, payment, settlement of expenses of medical examination and treatment with health insurance for patients …
-Source: Vietnamese Law-
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